Quick history test...?

1. Iraq failed to comply with the cease fire agreement signed after the Persian Gulf war. That refusal and other intelligence led most of the world to believe he was developing weapons of mass destruction.

2. I couldn't tell you who won any season of American idol or even how many seasons there have been.

1. Does it really matter what I put here. If I say that it was because of Saddam's refusal to uphold a treaty, his refusal to comply with UN resolutions, the mistreatment and horror he subjected his own people to or the belief that he had not gotten rid of his WMD - as he would not let UN inspectors do their job does it really matter? No one wants to hear this - all they really want to hear is because of Bush.

2. I think it was Kelly Clarkson - I only watch the first few episodes when they have the really bad people on.

1) Bush gave Saddam an ultimatum, and Saddam didn't meet it. All he had to do was stop violating the terms of his surrender from the last war, let the inspectors go where they wanted to go.

2) Kelly Clarkson? I don't know, I never watched the show.

1. Saddam failed to abide by the treaty from Desert Storm 1, was not allowing UN arm inspectors appropriate access to sites, he was rebuked by the UN and Bill Clinton for years...and in 2002, GWB and congress acted on intelligence stating that Saddam had WMD's. Saddam was defiant to the end.

2. Kelly Clarkson

1. 13 UN resolutions. Globaly accepted and redundantly confirm evidence that Saddam Hussein had WMD, Murdered his own citizens, Claimed Kuwait as his property, Sworn enemy of Iran, Saudi Arabia et al.

2. What's an American Idol?

1. Retaliation for the attacks on September 11th. No, to avoid the "mushroom cloud" scenario that would result if Saddam Hussein used his stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction against the United States. No, to liberate the oppressed Iraqi civilians under the brutal regime of Saddam and the Baathists. No wait, because Hussein ignored sanctions and UN resolutions to inspect his weapon capability. No wait, to instill a democracy in a volatile region that would...oh hell, it's about oil.

2. I'm not sure, I don't like TV.

1. Geraldine Ferraro 2. Richard Hatch And you are crazy if you think Americans will know the VP Candidate better than the Survivor winner... Unfortunantely, most Americans don't pay attention to politics. Reality shows, however... :)

1. violation of 17 UN sancitons.

2. hmmm..... oh ... Kelly Clarkson. Cute. Not too thin. Sweat personality. Amazing a'capello voice as in "Behind These Hazel Eyes."

1) To enforce UN resolutions requiring Iraq to dismantle their WMDs. (Which Iraq had already done. Which the UN didn't want us to do. Which the weapons inspectors had found no evidence of.)

2) Kelly Clarkson

1. Kelly Clarkson and her WMDs

2. Ruben Studdard